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A duck stares at you, straight on

Qakbot Hackers Delivering Ransomware Despite FBI Takedown

| | Malware, Qakbot, Ransomware, Talos
The raid two months ago that shut down the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware group doesn’t seem to have been the kill shot that the FBI and other law enforcement agencies ...
Security Boulevard
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Qakbot Takedown Resembles Hack Back, Will Botnet, Malware Be Resurrected?

| | botnet, FBI, Hack back, Malware, Qakbot
Operation 'Duck Hunt' tricked thousands of Qakbot-infected computers into downloading an FBI-made uninstaller. Can it resurrect? Only time will tell ...
Security Boulevard
NOTACON 8: Pen Testing - Moving from Art to Science

The FBI’s Qakbot Takedown, QR Code Phishing Attacks, Dox Anyone in America for $15

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In this episode we discuss the FBI’s remarkable takedown of the Qakbot botnet, a saga involving ransomware, cryptocurrency, and the FBI pushing an uninstaller to thousands of victim PCs. Next, we explore ...
Shared Security Podcast
A duck stares at you, straight on

Qakbot Cracked: FBI and Friends Hack the Hackers

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Operation Duck Hunt shoots to kill big botnet ...
Security Boulevard
U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

| | DOJ, Don Alway, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Latest Warnings, Martin Estrada, Qakbot, Qbot, Ransomware, The Coming Storm, U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. The international law enforcement operation involved ...
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Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

| | Australian Federal Police, Brad Marden, Check Point Research, fr3d.hk, Intel 471, Kaktys, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Qakbot, Remco Verhoef, SANS Internet Storm Center, U-Admin, Web Fraud 2.0
Cyber cops in Ukraine carried out an arrest and several raids last week in connection with the author of a U-Admin, a software package used to administer what’s being called “one of ...
Krebs on Security
Fake WhatsApp on Google Play Shows How Easy Users Can Be Tricked

Fake WhatsApp on Google Play Shows How Easy Users Can Be Tricked

| | adware, android malware, Cridex, Emotet, fake application, information stealer, information theft, keylogging, lateral movement, Malware, Qakbot, Qbot, rogue app, trojan, WhatsApp
Google removed a rogue version of the WhatsApp Messenger application from Google Play that had been installed by more than 1 million people. A subsequent search by users and researchers revealed that ...